Lord of Stone [Paperback]

Keith Brooke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2001

And out of the mayhem the Lords will arise!

Trace: a country where magic is dying out. A country at war with itself. A country where the prophecies of the Book of the World have started to come true.

Bligh: a young foreigner, drawn irresistibly to the war in Trace. A man who has rejected religion, yet appears to be possessed by one of the six Lords Elemental.

Bligh thinks he's going mad, but if he is then it's a madness shared by others...

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Brilliantly shows a world in which religious belief is used to secular advantage." -- The Times (of Expatria Incorporated)

"It has been several years since a first novel has grabbed me the way Keith Brooke's Keepers of the Peace did." -- Locus --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Borgo Press (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587153327
• ISBN-13: 978-1587153327
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,693,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Keith Brooke's first novel, Keepers of the Peace, appeared in 1990, since when he has published six more adult novels, six collections, and over 60 short stories. For ten years from 1997 he ran the web-based SF, fantasy and horror showcase infinity plus, featuring the work of around 100 top genre authors, including Michael Moorcock, Stephen Baxter, Connie Willis, Gene Wolfe, Vonda McIntyre and Jack Vance. His novel Genetopia was published by Pyr in February 2006 and was their first title to receive a starred review in Publishers Weekly; The Accord, published by Solaris in 2009, received another starred PW review and was optioned for film. His latest novel, The Unlikely World of Faraway Frankie, came out from Newcon Press in April 2010. His next novel is alt.human, due from Solaris in 2012. Writing as Nick Gifford, his teen fiction is published by Puffin, with one novel also optioned for the movies by Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish's Caveman Films. He writes reviews for The Guardian, teaches creative writing at the University of Essex, and lives with his partner Debbie in Wivenhoe, Essex.